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24-00001
| | Agenda Item | County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda. | |
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24-00682
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Ananilia Norton upon her retirement from the District Attorney’s Office after over 25 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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24-00677
| A-2) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of June 2024 as Gun Violence Awareness Month and honoring Moms Demand Action in Sana Barbara County. | Pass |
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24-00701
| A-3) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Jeff Frapwell upon his retirement from the County Executive Office after over 37 years of faithful and distinguished public service, 7 of those working for Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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24-00675
| A-4) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 89th Birthday. | Pass |
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24-00687
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Internal Audit Plan (12-Months ending June 30, 2025), as follows:
a) Receive and file the FY 2024-2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) Auditor-Controller’s Internal Audit Plan in accordance with the County of Santa Barbara Internal Audit Charter; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00658
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Psynergy Programs, Inc. Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2027 Services Agreement for Institutions for Mental Diseases Adult Residential Care, Renewal, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement of Services of Independent Contractor with Psynergy Programs, Inc. (not a local vendor) for the provision of Adult Residential Care services for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $8,489,220.00, inclusive of $2,829,740.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, amend client caseload and program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2, adjust service location(s) of the program per Exhibit A-2, reallocate funds between funding sources, incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates, and activate the Contingency Invoicing Plan per Exhibit | Pass |
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24-00661
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families contract renewal for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (not a local vendor) for the provision of mental health services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $9,238,690.00, inclusive of $4,619,345.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26; authorize additional services per Exhibits A-2 through A-6; amend program staffing requirements per Exhibits A-2 through A-6; reallocate the subsidy per Exhibit B of the Agreement, reallocate funds between funding sources, revise or waive the County Maximum Allowable rate, and reallocate between the contract allo | Pass |
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24-00679
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Services Agreement and FY 2024-2025 Renewal Services Agreement for Mental Health Services with CALM, Inc., as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CALM, Inc. (a local vendor) (BC No. 23-062) to add contingency payment and cost settlement provisions and incorporate Medicare Practitioner billing and California Department of Health Care Services rate changes with no change to the total maximum contract amount of $3,825,745.00 for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024;
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on a cost reimbursement basis for Medi-Cal fee-for-service programs per Exhibit B of the Agreement (BC No. 23-062) without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreeme | Pass |
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24-00680
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a City Mental Health Mobile Crisis Services Revenue Agreement for Fiscal Years 2024-2027, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute the following revenue agreements for providing Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Services to the template agreement terms for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, with the following cities and with the following anticipated revenue amounts:
i) City of Buellton, with the projected revenue of $10,318.00;
ii) City of Carpinteria, with the projected revenue of $8,299.00;
iii) City of Guadalupe, with the projected revenue of $296.00;
iv) City of Lompoc, with the projected revenue of $83,953.00;
v) City of Santa Maria, with the projected revenue of $143,493.00; and
vi) City of Solvang, with the projected revenue of $8,299.00;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute a revenue agreement for Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Services with the City of Santa Barbara according to the t | Pass |
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24-00681
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Service Agreement for Mental Health and Other Supportive Services with Telecare Corporation for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2024, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation (a local vendor) (BC 22-031) to update language in the Statement of Work for Santa Maria Adults/Older Adults Full Service Partnership services, add client expense funds for Full Service Partnerships and client board and care funds, implement California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes, add contingency cost settlement provisions for FY 2023-2024, and to increase the contract maximum amount for FY 2022-2023 by $196,167.00, and increase the FY 2023-2024 amount by $717,950.00, for a new total contract maximum not to exceed $12,760,117.00, inclusive of $6,119,167.00 for FY 2022-2023 and $6,640,950.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024;
b) Delegate to | Pass |
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24-00684
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Telecare Corporation Mental Health Services Agreement for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation (Telecare), a California nonprofit organization (not a local vendor), for the provision of Adult Mental Health services, for a contract maximum not to exceed $13,559,660.00, inclusive of $6,779,830.00 for FY 2024-2025 and $6,779,830.00 for FY 2025-2026, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, modify the client caseload and amend program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2, and authorize, in writing, changes to the rates, per the Exhibit B-1 and B-3 and to reallocate funds between funding source | Pass |
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24-00686
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Second Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Services Agreement and FYs 2024-2026 Renewal Services Agreement for Adult Crisis Residential Mental Health Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (not a local vendor) (BC No. 21-034) to add contingency payment and cost settlement provisions and incorporate Medicare Practitioner billing and California Department of Health Care Services rate changes with no change to the maximum contract amount of $4,107,865.00, inclusive of inclusive of $ 1,350,000.00 for FY 2021-2022, $1,350,000.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $1,407,865.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024;
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to increase the daily bed rate and incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on a co | Pass |
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24-00702
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Mental Health Staffing Services Amendments, Fiscal year (FY) 2023-2024, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment relative to an existing Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor between LocumTenens.com LLC (not a local vendor), and the County (BC 22-077), on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness (BWell), to increase the Maximum Agreement Value by $250,000.00 for FY 2023-2024 due to increased need for temporary staffing services, for a new total Maximum Agreement Value for FY 2023-2024 not to exceed $1,450,000.00, and a new total Maximum Agreement Value not to exceed $3,150,000.00 for the period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment relative to an existing Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor between DocStar Medical Partners LLC (not a local vendor), and the County (BC 22-102), on behalf of BWell, to increase the Maximum Contract Amount by $120,000.00 for FY 2023-2024 due to increased | Pass |
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24-00703
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of Mental Health Staffing Services Agreements with DocStar Medical Partners LLC for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, Locumtenens.com LLC for FY 2024-2025, Sterling Care Psychiatric Group, Inc. for FY 2024-2026, and Barton Medical, Inc. for FY 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with DocStar Medical Partners LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of locum tenens psychiatry, nursing, and physician assistant temporary staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with LocumTenens.com LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of locum tenens psychiatry temporary staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,700,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a multi-year Agreement for Ser | Pass |
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24-00704
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of Mental Health Staffing Services Agreements with SHC Services, Inc. for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, and Jackson and Coker Locum Tenens, LLC for FY 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SHC Services, Inc. dba Supplemental Health Care Services, Inc. (not a local vendor) for the provision of locum tenens nursing temporary staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Jackson and Coker Locum Tenens, LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of locum tenens psychiatry, nursing, and physician assistant temporary staffing services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025;
c) Regarding the above Supplemental Health Agreements, delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral We | Pass |
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24-00689
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP) Participation Agreement, Fiscal Years 2022-2024, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness (BWell) to execute a Second Amendment to CalMHSA BHQIP Participation Agreement No. 1303-BHQIP-2022-SB-A2 to clarify that the 15% administrative fee added by a prior contract amendment is applicable only to funding rendered and paid for from the total flexible spending account (FSA) during the project period and to delete language, which states “refunds for service requests via a work order will be less the administrative fee, equal to 15%,” with no change to the September 13, 2022 through June 30, 2024 term of the agreement and no change to the maximum contract amount of $42,080.00; and
b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a | Pass |
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24-00706
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Renewal Services Agreement for Mental Health Services with Olive Crest for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Olive Crest (not a local vendor) for the provision of mental health services to children and youth for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00, inclusive of $750,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively; authorize additional services per Exhibits A-3 and A-4; change staffing requirements per Exhibits A-3 and A-4; reallocate funds between funding sources, incorporate new codes and make fee-for- service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on a cost reimbursement basis for Medi-Cal fee- for-service programs, r | Pass |
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24-00707
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2026 Services Agreement for Lompoc Adult and Older Adult (AOA)-Full Service Partnership (FSP) and Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Mental Health Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Transitions-Mental Health Association (not a local vendor) to provide AOA-FSP and AOT services in Lompoc for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $ 4,712,875.00, inclusive of $730,525.00 in one-time, start-up program costs for FYs 2023-2025 and $1,991,175.00 in program costs per FY for FYs 2024-2026, for the period of April 29, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26; amend program staffing and hours of operation requirements per Exhibit A-5 | Pass |
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24-00708
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Dignity Health dba Marian Regional Medical Center for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2027 Services Agreement for Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Dignity Health dba Marian Regional Medical Center (a local vendor) to provide outpatient CSU services at its CSU, a designated Lanterman-Petris-Short Act facility for a maximum contract amount $10,080,000.00 inclusive of $3,360,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, $3,360,000.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $3,360,000.00 for FY 2026-2027;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, the authority to:
i) Suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement;
ii) Make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Secti | Pass |
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24-00709
| A-20) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, Inc. dba Mental Wellness Center Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Third Amendment and FYs 2024-2026 Renewal Services Agreement for Mental Health Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, Inc. dba Mental Wellness Center for FYs 2021-2024 (BC 21-033) to add contingency payment and cost settlement provisions, and to incorporate changes for Medicare Practitioner billing and California Department of health Care Services rate changes, with no change to the maximum contract amount of $8,267,006.00, inclusive of $2,152,751.00 for FY 2021-2022, $2,642,030.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $3,472,225.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.;
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority with respect to the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement to (i) amend program services and staffing as p | Pass |
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24-00710
| A-21) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) Second Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Services Agreement and FYs 2024-2026 Renewal Services Agreement for Mental Health and Other Supportive Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with TMHA (not a local vendor) (BC No. 21-078) to add contingency payment and cost settlement provisions and incorporate changes for Medicare practitioner billing and California Department of Health Care Services rate changes with no change to the maximum contract amount of $6,480,135.00 (inclusive of $1,763,100.00 for FY 2021-2022, $1,989,075.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $2,727,960.00 for FY 2023-2024) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024;
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates, reimburse on a cost reimbursement basis for Medi-Cal fee-for-service programs, and | Pass |
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24-00667
| A-22) | Administrative Item | City of Solvang - Approve the requests of the City of Solvang, as follows:
a) Call for the holding of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for the election of certain officers and consideration of a ballot measure, all as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to Charter Cities;
b) Consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the Statewide General Election to be held on that date pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code;
c) Render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024;
d) Approve the adoption of regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidate statements submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024;
e) Approve the provision for a procedure for determining by lot a tie among candidates at the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election in accordance with Elections Code Section 15651;
f) Approve the submission | Pass |
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24-00663
| A-23) | Administrative Item | City of Santa Barbara - Approve the request of the City of Santa Barbara to consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the submission of one measure to the voters and the election of three certain officers, with the Statewide General Election to be held on that date.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00665
| A-24) | Administrative Item | Santa Maria Joint Union High School District - Approve the request of the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District to order a school bond election to be held in the District and consolidated with any other elections held in the same territory on November 5, 2024 in accordance with Elections Code section 10403.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00697
| A-25) | Administrative Item | City of Buellton - Approve the requests of the City of Buellton, as follows:
a) Call and give notice of the holding of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to general law cities;
b) Consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 with the General Election pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code;
c) Approve the adoption of regulations for candidates for Elective Office pertaining to candidate’s statements, material submitted to the electorate and the cost thereof submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024;
d) Call and give notice of the holding of an Election to be consolidated with the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for the Submission to the Qualified Voters of the Question: Should the Buellton General Plan be Amended Until December 31, 2036, to Expand the Area within the Existing Urban Growth Boundary by Approximately 123 Ac | Pass |
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24-00645
| A-26) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with FBSMV that extends the period of performance to September 30, 2024 and increases funding in the amount of $125,340.00, for a total contract amount of $206,188.00, to provide administrative and coordination support for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
b) Authorize the Director of the County’s Community Services Department to execute further amendment(s) of the Agreement to further extend the term to March 31, 2025, should the pending six (6) month extension be granted by HUD; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project i | Pass |
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24-00646
| A-27) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Eighth Amendment to the Agreement for Reimbursement of the Cost of a Bikeway across the Gaviota Terminal Company Property, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Eighth Amendment to the Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and Texaco Trading and Transportation, Inc. for and on behalf of Gaviota Terminal Company for Reimbursement of the Cost of a Bikeway to extend the term of the Agreement for one additional year until July 1, 2025; and
b) Determine that the Board’s approval and execution of the Seventh Amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3), because of the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and there is no possibility that the approval of the Eighth Amendment may have a significant effect on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00647
| A-28) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Landscaping Service Contract with J.D. Humann Landscaping, Inc for all North County Parks and Open Spaces, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a service contract with J.D. Humann Landscape, Inc. (Contractor) in the amount not to exceed $547,800.00. This contract will provide landscape maintenance services to seven (7) Community Services Department parks and six (6) open spaces located in North County for a period of twenty-four (24) months beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2026;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Community Services Department to exercise the option for one additional two (2) year extension, at the County’s discretion, in the amount not to exceed $581,100.00, subject to annual budget appropriations; and
c) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 as the action involves the maintenance of existing public facilities that will result in no or negligible expansion of existing use. | Pass |
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24-00648
| A-29) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Subrecipient Agreements with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) Santa Barbara for Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter and a First Amendment to extend term of Channel Islands Young Men’s Christian Association (CIYMCA) State of California Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Subrecipient Agreement, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement with PATH for distribution of State of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds in the amount of $250,000.00 for essential services and operations of emergency shelter effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement with PATH for the distribution of State of California HHAP - Round 1 (HHAP-1) program funds in the amount of $35,619.00, for street outreach services effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to a HHAP Subrecipient Agreement with CIYMCA to extend the term of that agreement until March 31, 2 | Pass |
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24-00683
| A-30) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Outside Counsel Contracts with Miliband Water Law, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Wesley A. Miliband of Miliband Water Law, through June 30, 2026, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $300,000.00; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the Santa Barbara County Water Agency and Wesley A. Miliband of Miliband Water Law, through June 30, 2026, for a total not-to-exc | Pass |
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24-00696
| A-31) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of an Agreement for Services of Contactor on Payroll between County Counsel and Ruben Daniel Lopez, Attorney at Law, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Contractor on Payroll between County Counsel and Ruben Daniel Lopez, Attorney at Law, in an amount not to exceed $102,369.00, for the period of June 24, 2024 to June 23, 2025; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of government administrative activities or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00649
| A-32) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a report-out on the Jail Healthcare Study Session, as follows:
a) Receive and file a report-out on the Jail Healthcare Study Session held on April 3, 2024 at Direct Relief in Goleta; and
b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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24-00692
| A-33) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Update and Adjustments, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve funding adjustments to identified ARPA projects and direct staff to return to the Board with the necessary budgetary adjustments in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 after review of each project’s status and continued priority;
b) Authorize the County Executive Officer, or designee, to enter into Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with other County Departments to carry-out certain ARPA activities after 2024, in accordance with the conditions outlined in U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Local Fiscal Recovery Funds FAQ 17.6, dated March 29, 2024, which states that, provided the stated conditions are met, an interagency agreement between departments and agencies within a recipient’s government satisfies the December 31, 2024 “obligation” deadline;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009710 to incorporate ARPA project reductions in the General Services Capital Outlay Fund in the amount of | Pass |
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24-00685
| A-34) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0008773; 0009721; 0009724; 0009767; 0009784; 0009795; 0009798; and 0009803. (4/5 Vote Required) | Pass |
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24-00695
| A-35) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No.1 to Order Form No. 00344646.0 with Workday for Subscription Rights, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Order Form No. 00344646.0 with Workday to remove the Financial Planning software and costs from the County’s subscription; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because they are government organizational and administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00657
| A-36) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Independent Contractor Agreement with Genasys, Inc. for Implementation and Annual Subscription of Genasys Protect EVAC Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Solution, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Independent Contractor Agreement with Genasys, Inc. for implementation services and an annual subscription to the Genasys Protect EVAC, an all-hazards evacuation/protective action management SaaS solution, for a total contract amount not to exceed $420,210.00 for the period of June 25, 2024 through June 30, 2028; and
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00678
| A-37) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the reappointment of County Members to the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County, as follows:
a) Approve the reappointment of the following individuals as regular County Members of the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025:
i) Daniel Nielson, Director of the Social Services Department;
ii) Antonette Navarro, Director of the Behavioral Wellness Department; and
iii) Mouhanad Hammami, Director of the Public Health Department;
b) Approve the reappointment of Holly Benton, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department, as an alternate County Member of the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are, therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA | Pass |
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24-00656
| A-38) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver of Competitive Bid for Specified Vendors Providing Fleet Maintenance Parts and Supplies, as follows:
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to procure vehicle parts for County fleet vehicles, without being required to conduct a formal bid process, from nine local vendors in the following respective not-to-exceed amounts per Fiscal Year (FY), and in an aggregate amount of $715,000.00 per FY through June 30, 2027: Santa Maria Ford, Santa Maria, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per FY; Perry Ford Lincoln Mazda, Santa Barbara, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per FY; Jim Vreeland Ford/Mazda Inc, Buellton, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 per FY; Gibbs International, Santa Maria, in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00 per FY; O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, in an amount not to exceed $125,000.00 per FY; Larrys 8-day Carquest Auto Parts, Goleta, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 per FY; PAPE Kenworth, Santa Maria, in an amount not to exceed $50,0 | Pass |
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24-00662
| A-39) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Multi-Departmental Master Service Agreements, (MSAs) as follows:
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer, the annual MSAs with Healthcare Strategists, Inc., in an amount to not exceed $400,000.00, for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work attached as Exhibits to such MSA;
b) Approve, and direct the Purchasing Agent to execute and administer, an MSA with PATH, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, for the services specified in the respective Statements of Work attached as Exhibits to such MSA; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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24-00664
| A-40) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Award of Professional Services Agreement for Project No. 22024, Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Building Seismic and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Upgrades Project, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) for design services in the amount of $239,780.00 with A3 Engineering, LLP (Not a Local Vendor) for the Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Building Seismic and HVAC Upgrades Project, County Project 22024;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services or his Capital Division Chief designee to approve Supplemental Service Orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $23,978.00 to address changes or additions to the work being performed under the Professional Service Agreement with A3 Engineering;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services to (i) amend the Agreement to extend the Term of the Agreement by up to six (6) additional months, and (ii) terminate the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement; and
d) Find that the prop | Pass |
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24-00700
| A-41) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion Project No. 23040 for Bridging Design Services, Fifth District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Bridging Design Services Contract with Nacht and Lewis Architects, Inc. for the Santa Barbara County North Branch Expansion Project 23040 for Programming, Site Investigation, Bridging Design Services, and future Construction Administration services for a Base Contract Amount of $2,000,000. The contract also includes preparing a concept and cost estimate for a 30-bed step down facility that could be potentially placed on the North Branch Jail site;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Capital Division Chief designee, to approve change orders under the Contract in an aggregate amount not to exceed $112,500.00, as authorized under Public Contract Code Section 20142;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services to (i) terminate the Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement; and (ii) amend the Agreement, in accordance with | Pass |
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24-00650
| A-42) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Services of Independent Contractor with Red Canary, Inc., for Cybersecurity End-Point Protection Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with Red Canary to procure continued cybersecurity protection services for up to 5,900 County computers and 4,700 users for monitoring, in the amount not to exceed $319,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional services in an amount not to exceed 5% of the contract amount, or $15,950.00; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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24-00651
| A-43) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Pegasus Studios, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Amendment No. 1 (Amendment) to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (BC23207) with Pegasus Studios to increase the contract by $60,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount of $191,500.00 to provide on-going audio-visual (A/V) technical support services from December 2, 2023, through June 30, 2024; and
b) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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24-00652
| A-44) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with NEC Corporation of America for Countywide Telephone System Maintenance and Support, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with NEC Corporation of America to provide telephone maintenance and support services for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, with options for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, in the amount not to exceed $3,190,516.00 (Agreement);
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to exercise the option to extend the term of the Agreement;
c) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional services under the Agreement in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00; and
d) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore | Pass |
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24-00668
| A-45) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Professional Services of Independent Contractor with Smartsheet, Inc., for Software Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Agreement) with Smartsheet, Inc., to provide software services and licenses for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 through Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in the amount not to exceed $1,330,695.45;
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional software services and licenses in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract amount, or $133,069.54; and
c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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24-00627
| A-46) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Orcutt Community Park Sports Field Lighting Project, Case No. 23SPP-00001, as follows:
a) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 23SPP-00001, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, as specified in the Findings for Approval;
b) After considering the Addendum, together with the previously certified Rice Ranch Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (03-EIR-05), and the 2015 Addendum to 03-EIR-05, determine that no subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA State Guidelines Section 15162, Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations, and 15164, Addendum to an EIR or Negative Declaration; and
c) Approve the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance for amendments to the current Rice Ranch Specific Plan in compliance with Chapter 35.88 of the County Land Use and Development Code (23SPP-00001). | Pass |
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24-00643
| A-47) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a report on the Robles Trust Driveway Repair Emergency Permit for work to repair access to a residential property, Case No. 23EMP-00019, 1170 Palomino Road, Mission Canyon Community Plan Area, First District, as follows:
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00019, approved by the Director of Planning and Development on March 19, 2024, which authorized the construction of a retaining wall to reinforce the existing driveway on a residential property; and
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00644
| A-48) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a report on the Wolf Trust Slope Repair and Retaining Walls Emergency Permit for work in the Montecito Community Plan area, Case No. 24EMP-0003, 337 Hot Springs Road, First District, as follows:
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 24EMP-00003, approved by the Director of Planning and Development on May 7, 2024, which authorized construction of soldier pile retaining walls varying from 6-ft. to 8-ft.-tall to repair and stabilize slope failure on a residential property; and
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00673
| A-49) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 and 2024-2026 Agreements for Adult Probation Program Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter (Good Sam) a local vendor, to provide enhanced treatment services and related recovery and re-entry services; sober living services; shelter beds; and withdrawal management services; Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) group services; case management; pretrial services navigation to provide case management and supportive services; services to assist persons in overcoming obstacles to obtaining a valid California Driver’s License (CDL); Reentry Early Access and Diversion for You (READY) navigation services to provide case management and supportive services; and Community Service Navigators (CSN) to provide case management and supportive services. Clients served under this Agreement are individuals under the supervision of the Probation Department, including realigned clients, and pretrial clients released to the Pretrial | Pass |
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24-00705
| A-50) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the conversion of Purchase Contract No. CN6394 with Vocation Training Center (VTC) for Meals at the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 to a Board Contract, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with VTC to provide meals at the Santa Maria JJC for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, not to exceed the amount of $249,243.90; this Agreement converts Purchase Contract No. CN6394 to a Board Contract with a total cost not to exceed the amount of $249,243.90 inclusive of $196,771.50 under Purchase Contract No. CN 6394; and this Agreement cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Contract No. CN6394, and any and all associated Change Order(s), which included a term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;
b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent immaterial changes to the agreement including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements, amending service locations, | Pass |
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24-00688
| A-51) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund Agreement with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund Distributions with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital that provides partial compensation for trauma and emergency medical services provided to the uninsured and medically indigent. The Second Amendment updates the Notices section, amends the term to remove automatic extensions, and increases the Agreement amount by $123,000.00 for a revised total of $413,000.00 through January 1, 2027; and
b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on | Pass |
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24-00690
| A-52) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a request to Increase the Authorized Amount of the Waiver of Competitive Bidding for Laboratory Supplies for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to increase the contract (BL2181) total with Becton Dickinson by $25,000.00 for each FY 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025 with a revised total amount not to exceed $80,000.00 for each fiscal year over the two-year period;
b) Approve and authorize the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to increase the contract (BL4837) total with Cepheid by an increased amount of $5,000.00 for each FY 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025 with a revised total amount not to exceed $55,000.00 for each Fiscal Year over the two-year period; and
c) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of the creation of government funding mechani | Pass |
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24-00691
| A-53) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Data Access Agreement (COVID-19 Dataset), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department to execute an Agreement with CDPH for data access to a COVID-19 dataset for a two (2) year term ending June 25, 2026 at no cost to the County;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department to execute no-cost amendments to the COVID-19 Dataset Agreement upon review and approval by County Counsel’s Office, Risk Management, and the Auditor-Controller’s Office, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegation at any time; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended actions are creation of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00693
| A-54) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the CenCal Health Systems Maddy Program Claims Adjudication Agreement, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the attached Second Amendment to the Agreement for Claims Adjudication for the Maddy Program with CenCal Health, to update the designated representative and notices section, remove automatic extensions, and increase the Agreement amount by $1,621,000.00 for a revised total of $3,296,000.00 without a change to the existing term ending December 31, 2026; and
b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00694
| A-55) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with PathPoint Substance Use Services Agreement, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with PathPoint for the provision of substance use services for the benefit of patients served in the Public Health Department’s Health Care for the Homeless Program in a total amount not to exceed $39,600.00 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department, or designee, to adjust hours of service as mutually agreed with the Contractor in accordance with Exhibit A of the Agreement; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are a government fiscal activity that does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00660
| A-56) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Main Access Road Extension and Site Improvements for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, County Project No. 828990, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve plans and specifications for the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Main Access Road Extension and Site Improvements Fiscal Year 2024-2025 on file in the Public Works Department office;
b) Award, approve, and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract in the amount of $965,199.50 to the lowest responsible bidder, Toro Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 6285, Oxnard, California 93031, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law;
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $34,800.50, for the construction of County Project No. 828990 for a total not to exceed authorization of $1,000,000.00; and
d) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines | Pass |
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24-00666
| A-57) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the plans and specifications, and award the construction contract for East Mountain Drive Bridge Replacement Over Cold Springs Creek, about 1.4 Miles North of State Highway 192; County Project No. 862357; Federal Project No. BRLO-NBIL (526) to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, Papich Construction Company, Inc., First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the plans and specifications, on file in the Public Works Department, for construction of East Mountain Drive Bridge Replacement Over Cold Springs Creek;
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $4,311,112.00 to the lowest responsive bidder, Papich Construction Company, Inc., 398 Sunrise Terrace, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved as to form by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their au | Pass |
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24-00674
| A-58) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the recent 2023 and 2024 storm events (23STM1, 23STM2, 24STM1, 24STM2) and Refugio Road culvert repairs and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director (4/5 vote required);
c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and determine whether there is a need to continue | Pass |
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24-00676
| A-59) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SCS Engineers, Inc., Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Stearns, Conrad, and Schmidt Consulting Engineers, Inc. doing business as SCS Engineers, Inc. to provide field services for the Tajiguas Landfill and ReSource Center gas systems of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $315,040.00; and
b) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162 no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the contract for monitoring, reporting, operational support, and regulatory compliance services for the Tajiguas Landfill is within the scope of the project covered by the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project EIR (01-EIR-05) certified by the Board of Supervisors on | Pass |
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24-00654
| A-60) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of Eotech Night Vision Donated from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff to accept 21 Eotech BinoNV night vision binoculars valued at $247,508.64, donated to the Sheriff’s Office from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation through the Special Enforcement Team (SET) Support Foundation;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009692 to increase appropriations of $247,508.64 in Sheriff General Fund for capital asset equipment funded by a donation from the Wood Claeyssens Foundation through the SET Support Foundation; and
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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24-00641
| A-61) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of Social Services Agreements for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with CALM (a local vendor) to provide Child Welfare Services Differential Response/Front Porch Program services for a total contract amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with CALM (a local vendor) to provide Trauma Parenting Workshop Services for a total contract amount not to exceed $45,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with CALM (a local vendor) to provide Intensive Family Support Program for a total contract amount not to exceed $441,324.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Pathway Family Services, Inc. to provide Child Welfare Services Emergency S | Pass |
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24-00669
| A-62) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a $60,000.00 cash donation to the Department of Social Services from CenCal Health for the Farmworker Resource Center, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Social Services Director to accept a $60,000.00 cash donation from CenCal Health for the Farmworker Resource Center; and
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00670
| A-63) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Internship Host Agreement with Santa Barbara County Education Office for Student Intern Placement through Partners in Education Program, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or designee, to execute the Internship Host Agreement with Santa Barbara County Education Office (local vendor), to provide student interns through its Partners in Education Program for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,400.00 for the period of June 25, 2024 through June 25, 2025;
b) Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or designee, to execute up to five (5) one-year extensions of the term of this Agreement subject to annual appropriations for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,000.00 for each of the extension periods; and
c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in dir | Pass |
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24-00671
| A-64) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify for 211 Helpline Service, as follows:
a) Approve, and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify, a local vendor, to provide the 211 Helpline Service and Disaster Services for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for a total contract amount not to exceed $251,950.00 for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00672
| A-65) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of Agreements with Aspiranet, Kids and Families Together, Pathway Family Services, Inc. and Seneca Family of Agencies for Child Welfare Services Family Evaluation Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Aspiranet (local vendor) to provide Family Evaluation Services for a total contract amount not to exceed $110,800.00 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Kids and Families Together (local vendor) to provide Family Evaluation Services for a total contract amount not to exceed $71,200.00 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Pathway Family Services, Inc. (local vendor) to provide Family Evaluation Services for a total contract amount not to exceed $137,400.00 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Seneca Family of Agencies (local vendor) to provide Famil | Pass |
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24-00653
| A-66) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding a contribution of $25,000.00 for Santa Ynez Valley Senior Advisory Council DBA: Solvang Senior Center, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize contribution of $25,000.00 for Santa Ynez Valley Senior Advisory Council DBA: Solvang Senior Center from Third District 990 fund balance;
b) Find that the above program is necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the County; and
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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24-00711
| A-67) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Djamila Cabugos to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, term ending December 31, 2028, Fifth District. | Pass |
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24-00002
| | Agenda Item | Public Comment Period
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (24-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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24-00712
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Frontier California Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 24CV01600.
Jane Doe v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:20-cv-04334.
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)
Employee organizations: all bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt. | |
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24-00517
| 1) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Flood Benefit Assessment Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Make a determination upon each assessment described in the Report filed by the Board at the June 25, 2024 meeting and direct staff to record the Report;
b) Adopt a Resolution confirming Flood Control Benefit Assessment for FY 2024-2025 and direct staff to record the Resolution;
c) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance 3150, the Flood Control Benefit Assessment Ordinance, Relating to Benefit Assessments for Flood Control Services imposing Flood Control Benefit Assessments for FY 2024-2025 (Ordinance introduced on June 25, 2024); and
d) Find that the assessment revenue will be used for meeting operating expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits, purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment, or materials, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements and obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to main | Pass |
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24-00659
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Child Support Services Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Child Support Services Department;
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general policy and procedure making.
COUNTY EXCUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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24-00655
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder, Assessor, and Elections Office, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder, Assessor, and Elections Office;
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general policy and procedure making.
COUNTY EXCUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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24-00642
| 4) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller’s Office, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller’s Office;
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general policy and procedure making.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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24-00713
| 5) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Seventh Amendment to the Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG/Wellpath) for the provision of Medical and Mental Health Services, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Seventh Amendment to the Agreement for Services with CFMG/Wellpath for healthcare services (medical and mental health services) at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office jail facilities and only for medical services for Probation’s juvenile facilities, to extend these services from July 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, and increase the not to exceed amount by $13,232,153.75 for this nine-month contract extension period in a total amount not to exceed $88,767,268.35 for the contract term; and
b) Determine that the above action is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDA | Pass |
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24-00699
| 6) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Response to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury Report on Wellpath Contract Services and Update on Justice System Improvements, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury report entitled “Wellpath Contract Services Provided to Santa Barbara County and the Sheriff’s Office”;
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara Superior Court;
c) Receive and file staff’s report related to Justice System Improvements; and
d) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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